Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-22
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Plans of the Washington school
shown and Dfscussed-A Site for the
New Building Expected to be Sc
cured Within a Weeks Time-COst
OF the New Washington Building
Promotions ofTeachers-OtherW Work
Done by the Board.
The board of education held q meeting
last evening. At the last meeting of the
board Architect Robinson was present to
show the plans for the new school building
to be erected in Washington district. He
has had no time yet except to prepare PEN
Gil sketch of an eight room building much
like the Hallock school, the only difference
being that in the new school be had placed
the dressing rooms in the. hall, which dimin-
ished the width of the building about eight
feet. The width of the main building would
be sixty -four feet and the school rooms
25x30, the same as those in the Washington
school. Mr.. Robinson explained that as he
did not know where the site of the school
was to be or of the dimensions of the lot on
which it would stand the plans might neces-
sarlly have to be somewhat altered when
these things were settled upon. A hundred
foot lot in front would give fifteen feet space
on each side of the building. He thought
thO SShOOA Do 6SL DICK AU ISaSG twenty
feet from the street, and the lot ought to be
loo feet deep. The cost of frame building
such as he had planned would cost $12, 500.
There is no sewer in the vicinity of where
the committee contemplate locating the
building. but one might be put in after the
building was put up. In this case the plumb
ing in the closets in the school building with
steam heating would cost $4,000. If the
building were made of brick it would take
about $4,000. Maier Zunder thought that
it might be more convenient to have two
basement rooms for night school. This
would necessitate the raising of the first
floor to considerable extent and the build
ing of high wall. This would all cost
So. 600 extra. Captain O'Brien was in favor
of having no basement, but to have the
third story finished off into two rooms He
did not think it advisable, however to have
the night school in this story, as there would
be more or less carrying on by the scholars
on the long flights of stairs. Although no
vote was taken it seemed to be the general
opinion of the board that there should be no
basement rooms on account of the expense to
be incurred. The matter was left TO the
committee on schools to decide.
President WEIGH reported that the commit
tee on schools had the site for the proposed
Washington school still under consideration.
He thought that in week or even less they
would be able to decide on and make the
purchase of very suitable lot.
communication was read from Mrs T.
w. T. Curtis in which she thanked the board
for the kind consideration they took of her
at the last meeting.
The committee on schools could only re-
port progress in the matter of enlarging the
room at the High school which they had
been requested to look into and make a re-
port at this meeting.
1t was voted that hereafter the night schools
should be held five nights in the week instead
of four.
Miss Clark, who was engaged as teacher
in the High school, declined when the time
came for her to begin her duties as she said l
she could do better elsewhere. 1t was rec
that Miss Jessie F. Crane of No.
Eaton school be appointed to fill the yacan-
~. The following promotions were recon-
mended to take place in the Eaton school: /
Miss Gertie Mann from No. Ia to No. 7, sal |
ary 5000; Miss Lizzie Briggs from No. to
No. Ia, 5000; Miss Mary F. Leary from No. l
to No. 5, $500; Miss Emma L. Allen to No. |
I, $3.50, and the appointment of Miss Judson |
from the Cedar street school to Eaton, salary l
$500. The recommendations were laid over |
to the rule.
Mr.. I. Cullinan was appointed teacher OF |
he night school in the Hamilton school, a. |
J. Graves in the High school and Mr.. Israel 1
n the German-English school, all three at j
Il. so night. Some of those appointed at /
ormer meeting did not accept.
Mr.. Day read the list of expenditures for
he last month, the total being $50, 631. 3S.
Miss Tucker of No. 10 Skinner school ask |
ID for leave of absence on account of i'll |
health. It was granted.